Menstrual hygiene management practices and associated health outcomes among school-going adolescents in rural Gambia.

Inadequate menstrual hygiene management (MHM) practices have been associated with adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to describe MHM practices among schoolgirls from rural Gambia and assess risk factors associated with urogenital infections and depressive symptoms. A cross-sectional study was...

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Main Authors: Helen M Nabwera, Vishna Shah, Rowena Neville, Fatou Sosseh, Mariama Saidykhan, Fatou Faal, Bakary Sonko, Omar Keita, Wolf-Peter Schmidt, Belen Torondel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247554